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Ticket purchases

• Single Ticket With this ticket you can travel once, in one direction, in the Hamburg AB zone or in all zones. You can also change to a different train line or bus route. Important: Round trips and return trips are not permitted with this ticket.
• Short Journey With this ticket you can travel once, in one direction, in the Hamburg AB zone. You can also change to a different train line or bus route. It is only valid when travelling on one section of a line or route, i.e. to the edge of the fare zone in which you started your trip. Important: Round trips and return trips are not permitted with this ticket.
• Local Journey With this ticket you can travel once, in one direction. You can also change to a different train line or bus route. It is only valid when travelling on two sections of a line or route, i.e. to the edge of the first fare zone beyond the fare zone in which you started your trip. Important: Round trips and return trips are not permitted with this ticket.
• 9 am Day Ticket With this day ticket you can travel with up to 3 children (6-14 years) as often as you like. It is valid from Monday to Friday from midnight to 6 am and then from 9 am till 6 am the following day. It can be used all day long on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
• 9 am Group Ticket With this day ticket you can travel as often as you like with up to 4 other people. It is valid Monday to Friday, from midnight to 6 am and then from 9 am to 6 am the following day. It can be used all day long on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
• All-Day Ticket With this day ticket you can travel as often as you like with up to 3 children (6-14 years old). It is valid until 6 am the following day.
• Weekly ticket: With this season ticket you can make any number of trips within the AB area (Rings A-F) for 7 days (e.B Wednesday to next Wednesday 6 o'clock). This season ticket is also available without a photo, but please carry an official photo ID.
• Deutschlandticket: With the Deutschlandticket you can travel nationwide on public regional and local transport (2nd class). Within the hvv you can use all buses, underground, S-Bahn and A-Bahn trains, regional trains and ferries. Long-distance services (ICE, IC, EC) and 1st class journeys are excluded (for use within the hvv, you can book a 1st class supplement via the app).

Your ticket purchased using the hvv switch app, for the hvv community tariff, is valid immediately after purchase. The 120-second countdown after you’ve completed your purchase indicates to inspectors whether your ticket was purchased in good time before you entered an area where a valid ticket is required.

We want to offer you the easiest possible access to the hvv Deutschlandticket. With the hvv switch app, we give you exactly that: easy and fast access to your favourite mobility, including the hvv Deutschlandticket.